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pets

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animals kept for pleasure rather than utility

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companion animal

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an animal whose owner has an intense emotional bond with the animal

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common pet species

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dog - 77 million
cat - 86 million
bird - 14 million

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percentage of households who have pets

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50-70%

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cats are obligated carnivores

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rely on nutrients in animal tissues to meet their nutritional requirements

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protein

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composed of 23 different amino acids

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Taurine deficiency in cats

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causes blindness

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Taurine deficiency in cats

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causes blindness

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1/3 of all domestic cats in the U.S are

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overweight

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potential health consequences for overweight cats

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diabetes mellitus, lower urinary tract diseases, hepatic lipidosis, arthritis, and so on

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benefits of human-animal interactions

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  1. Improved social access and skills
  2. Increased physical activity
  3. Increased joy and happiness
  4. Decreased stress
  5. +/- Improved immunity
  6. Improved sense of safety and security
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hobby category

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animals displayed by their owners in organized exhibitions

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Service/Working/Therapy

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frequently, pet species perform vital services.
- herding
- hunting
- guarding
- racing
- pulling
- scenting
- police
- military
- service/guide
- therapy

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20% of US population

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has some type of disability

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service dogs can help with

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  • visual impairment or blindness
  • loss of physical mobility
  • hearing impairment or deafness
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15
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Prison Programs

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Animals participate in rehabilitation

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16
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Increasing Involvement

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in mental and emotional therapy

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17
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How many cats are in the US?

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86+ million

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18
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what percentage of owned cats are spayed and neutered?

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84%

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feral cats

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live in a wild state after domestication

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domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus)

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evolved from the African wild cat (Felis silvestris lybica)

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Cat Kingdom

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Animalia

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Cat Phylum

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Chordata

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Cat Subphylum

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Vertebrata

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Cat Class
Mammalia
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Cat order
Carnivora
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Cat Family
Felidae
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Small cats purr
Hard hyoid bone attached at the top of the larynx
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large cats roar
hyoid bone is incompletely ossified or elastic
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Felids
- last to be domesticated - evidence of domestication: 5,000 to 9,500 yrs in Egypt - domestication likely linked to affection/purring and rodent control - the ratio of strength to size is far superior to humans - the muscular ability to jump, twist, turn, climb, and swim
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lifespan of felids
15-30 years
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domestic cat
38 chromosomes (19 pairs)
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How many cat breeds are there?
50
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natural breeds (cats)
Abyssinian, Birman, Burmese, Chartreux, Maine Coon, Egyptian Mau
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human-developed cat breeds
Siamese x Persian = Himalayan
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Breeds from spontaneous mutations
Manx, American curl, cornish rex, munchkin
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Spayed
ovariohysterectomy (OHE)
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benefits of OHE
- No unplanned pregnancies - No estrus behavior - Decreased risk of uterine dz - Decreased risk of ovarian dz - Decreased risk of mammary cancer: Intact females have 4x greater risk than Spayed females of benign & malignant tumors in dogs.
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risk of OHE
- surgical risk - anesthetic risk - urinary incontinence - weight gain - permanent
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spayed a cat at 6 months of age reduces her chance of getting mammary cancer by
90%
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85% of
mammary cancer are lethally malignant adenocarcinomas
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85% of
mammary cancer are lethally malignant adenocarcinomas
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the 3rd most common type of feline cancer is
mammary gland cancer
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Queen
intact female cat
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Tom
intact male cat
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seasonally polyestrous
Queens cycle at 4-30 day intervals without ovulation
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induced ovulators
mating induces LH surge
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Signs of heat
restless, vocalizing, +/- marking of territory
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Signs of heat
restless, vocalizing, +/- marking of territory
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average length of estrous cycle in cats
14-21 days
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Feline Estrous Cycle 3 senerios
1) no mating 2) sterile mating 3) Fertile Mating
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No Mating
Proestrus- 1-2d estrus- 5-8d intesrestrus- 8-9d
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Sterile mating
Proestrus- 1-2d estrus- 5-8d diestrus- 30-70d interestrus- 7-10d
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Fertile mating
proestrus- 1-2d estrus- 5-8d pregnancy- 55-69d lactation- 28d interestrus- 7-20d
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77 million
dogs in the U.S.
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37%
U.S. households have at least one dog
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70%
own spayed or neutered dogs
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Dog Kingdom
Animalia
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Dog Phylum
Chordata
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dog subphylum
Vertebrate
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Dog Class
Mammalia
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Dog Order
Carnivora
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Dog Family
Canidae
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Dog Genus
Canis
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Domestic Dog
Canis familiaris
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Canine puberty
(breed-dependent) 4-9 months
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Bitch
female dog
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Stud dog
intact male dog
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Pregnancy
2 months
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Dogs have
non-seasonal monoestrus
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Canine Estrous Cycle
1. Proestrus: 9 days. 2. Estrus: 9 days. 3. Diestrus/ Pregnancy: 60 days. 4. Anestrus/ Nursing: 90 days
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time between estrus (interestrus)
4 to 13 months with an average of 7 months
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Clinical signs of Proestrus in dogs
- female attracts male but resists breeding - enlarged vulva - Blood-tinged uterine discharge
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Clinical signs of Proestrus in dogs
- female attracts male but resists breeding - enlarged vulva - Blood-tinged uterine discharge
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estrogen; proestrus
(produced by growing follicles) is increasing through proestrus and peaks just before the onset of standing heat.
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Progesterone; proestrus
is at basal levels
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Clinical signs of Estrus
- seek male, flags tail, stands for mating - pink-straw colored dischared
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Estrogen; Estrus
is dropping
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Progesterone; Estrus
is rising
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clinical signs of diestrus
- won't stand for mating - little to no discharge
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clinical signs of diestrus
- won't stand for mating - little to no discharge
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Estrogen; Diestrus
is Basal
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Progesterone; Diestrus
Peaks at 15-18ng/ml at 15-30d of diestrus, then drops to <2ng/ml by the end of diestrus
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Anestrus
- last 3 to 5 months - no behavioral signs - estrogen fluctuates - progesteronee is low
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Hill pet nutrition
grew over decades to include standard and prescription diets
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Morris Animal Foundation
has invested more than $142 million toward 2850+ studies that have led to significant breakthroughs in diagnostics, treatments, and preventions for companion animals, horses, & wildlife.

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